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[venetian]

I once read a book(title forgotten) about "Rabbit"who was, along with her family, horrifically abused in many ways and had many personalities.. Science or no, I can see how a person in a really bad situation could "go away" and another would come in. What about the kids that where recovered a few weeks ago- one had been kidnapped 7 years earlier and did nothing. He became someone else to cope with his situation

[xenya]

I once read a book(title forgotten) about "Rabbit"who was, along with her family, horrifically abused in many ways and had many personalities.. Science or no, I can see how a person in a really bad situation could "go away" and another would come in. What about the kids that where recovered a few weeks ago- one had been kidnapped 7 years earlier and did nothing. He became someone else to cope with his situation

Dissociation is used as a survival tool. When things are that bad, 'someone else' takes over. It's a great coping mechanism, and a sane response to an insane world. It becomes a problem because dissociating becomes automatic, and any time the person is put under stress or hits a 'trigger' they dissociate, which interferes with everyday life.

[Cristina]

Borderline is such a complicated, complex disorder. I have been diagnosed every where from bipolar to paranoid to psychosis.

It's hard living this way. Living the constant drama unknowingly create. I really feel like I don't fit in this puzzle you call life, but i want to fit so bad. I

don't know.......I have had a horrible traumatizing day yesterday. It does not help. A xanax would though. lol.

Ok ok i am babbling, but i am at the end of my rope. I only wish i could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I constantly feel empty, i fear abandonment, i get angry at the wrong times....

The good part is that I am seeking MAJOR help. To help me cope with the trouble i got my self into, the cutting, the suicide attempts. I really am struggling to keep my self afloat.  I want to beat this, I want to become somebody, i want to survive.

[xenya]

Borderline sucks.... Like I mentioned in my previous post, it's often misdiagnosed and usually has other things that go with it, such as PTSD. There is some speculation that it may be inherited. However, it tends to fade as you get older, so you won't always be in such a state of unbalance and chaos.
As for the cutting, this site is pretty good: http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html
Try to find things to distract yourself. Call a friend if you can, or find a different way to cope. It's not easy but even if you can reduce the number of episodes or the damage inflicted that's a step in the right direction. I'm glad to hear you're getting help. That's important. I hope today is a better day.

[Kitten7]

No one's going to like my comment, because it's not very romantic, but many of us in the field who rely on research don't believe dissociative identity disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder) actually exists.

Depressing, ain't it?  It's so romantic and so sexy, but it's sort of not there.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12094508&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8477107&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1399152&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro02/web1/schan.html
http://virtualatdp.berkeley.edu:8081/appsych/discussions/41
http://psyhist.com/dissociative-identity-disorder.htm

I know you can find a lot of stuff out there about it (and LOTS of people who claim they have it), but you used to be able to find a lot of stuff about people recovering memories of trauma and abuse that weren't actually there, as well, plus all those folks who claim that widespread organized ritual Satanic abuse occurs.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/ra_none.htm
http://www.stopbadtherapy.com/myths/sra.shtml

So as far as the research goes, and that's where I personally place all my money, you cannot conclusively show that people are physiologically responding differently when they are being "different personalities" nor are there any other consistent markers that can't be better explained by gullibility/believability/influence/suggestibility or whatever else you want to call it.

But if people want to believe it exists (and it is such a sexy and exciting diagnosis, isn't it?) I say let them have at it.  The only problem, of course, is that people spend an awful lot of time and money and energy on something when they could better spend their time more constructively on real things, but as I said, if it floats your boat, you should believe in it all you want.

I believe some day we'll have world peace and that's not reality, correct?

Hey everyone, I was on this site a long time ago and am back again.(Obviously :roll: ) I know my comment is late but since I just saw this I have to respond. OK Deep breath...I respect everyones opinion on DID, BUT (and please don't throw anything at me) #1 It isn't all that rare. and #2 I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago. I am not happy with the dx at all but it does make sense. I understand what a weird concept this is, but I live it every day. (Lets talk about weird!! :? ) I would be glad to clarify anything about this and would please ask that even if you don't believe in the dx, consider why it's in the DSM and how it makes people who are dx'd feel when others say they don't believe in them. Thanks for the soap box.

[Kitten7]

And...it's not romantic or sexy. It's a living nightmare. :cry:

[Kitten7]

:oops:  :oops:
Anyhow......sometimes I talk too much. :shock:

[Kitten7]

But, on a lighter note...I have some good DID jokes and they can't be considered PI if I'm the one telling them, right?

[JohnBlack]

I came across this one some time ago and thought it might intrigue some
people.

Its called fatal familial insomnia.  Sufferers progressively lose the ability
to sleep.  They develop phobias, experience panic attacks, hullucinations,
eventual loss of ANY ability to sleep, followed by dementia and death.

My source for these above statements are threefold:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia

And an NPR article that you can listen to here - there's about 2 minutes of
pre-amble before things get interesting:

Interview with DT Max - Author of The Family That Couldn't Sleep.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6525243

Plus this small writeup relating to the same family examined in the above referenced book:
http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jcthomas/JCTHOMAS/1997%20Case%20Studies/AAkroush.html

The disease is genetic and prion linked.  There are only 28 families in the
world that are documented as suffering from this disease.  Members of
these families have a 50% chance of suffering from this disease and/or passing it on to their childen (even if they do not suffer from it themselves).

The disease rears its head between ages 30-60.

[Kitten7]

quote...      But if people want to believe it exists (and it is such a sexy and exciting diagnosis, isn't it?) I say let them have at it. The only problem, of course, is that people spend an awful lot of time and money and energy on something when they could better spend their time more constructively on real things, but as I said, if it floats your boat, you should believe in it all you want.    end quote

I have been going over this for weeks and it still bothers me. I have something to say about it. I initially did say something but it didn't help my reaction at all, so I'll say it differently:
I do not expect everybody or anybody to agree with me over this subject or any other. I know everyone has the right to speak whatever they believe but I have to draw a long line between speaking their truth and speaking it hurtfully.
Especially since no one here really knows me nor I them, assumptions are not a good idea, so I will say this in the most general way possible.
To make a   statement about something one may or may not know a squat about, using derogatory language and sarcasm, hurts many people.
To deny someones reality without knowing anything about that person is more than hurtful. It's dangerous.
I am not interested in prooving anything to anyone, especially regarding myself. If you don't believe something exists, great, say it, yell it from the roof tops BUT, please do not express it in such a hurtful way.

[Aithne]

I came across this one some time ago and thought it might intrigue some
people.

Its called fatal familial insomnia.  Sufferers progressively lose the ability
to sleep.  They develop phobias, experience panic attacks, hullucinations,
eventual loss of ANY ability to sleep, followed by dementia and death.

My source for these above statements are threefold:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia

And an NPR article that you can listen to here - there's about 2 minutes of
pre-amble before things get interesting:

Interview with DT Max - Author of The Family That Couldn't Sleep.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6525243

Plus this small writeup relating to the same family examined in the above referenced book:
http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jcthomas/JCTHOMAS/1997%20Case%20Studies/AAkroush.html

The disease is genetic and prion linked.  There are only 28 families in the
world that are documented as suffering from this disease.  Members of
these families have a 50% chance of suffering from this disease and/or passing it on to their childen (even if they do not suffer from it themselves).

The disease rears its head between ages 30-60.

Oh god you had me scared there../

I had alot of those symptoms... but I'm only 16 ^^

[William]

There is a book titled - When Rabbits Howl,which is about the life of a woman named Trudy Chase who has multiples.It is a creepy,but interesting book to read.